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Pros:

First, third and fifth ingredients are named meat products

Cons:

Uncertain meat content

The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product. This is not a meal, but rather inclusive of water content. Once that is removed, as it must be to create a dehydrated product, the ingredient will weigh only around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus questionable that this is the true first ingredient in the food (ingredients are listed in order of weight) and might be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list. The second ingredient (probably the true first ingredient) is a grain. Oats are a good quality grain, but nonetheless a grain, and should not be the primary ingredient in a food designed for canines. The remaining major grain ingredients are barley and rice, both of which are decent quality. We would prefer the use of whole eggs rather than egg product.

The third and fifth ingredients are meat products in meal form, so can be accepted as the true third/fifth ingredients in the food. Menhaden is an ocean fish ingredient, but we find no sign of a guarantee on packaging or the manufacturer website that this ingredient has been purchased free of ethoxyquin (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to ocean fish products destined for meal, but that is banned or heavily regulated in human food products due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).

The food contains fruits and vegetables in very small amounts (less than the amount of salt or vit E supplement, for example).

Overall, this product appears to use generally good quality ingredients, but we are not convinced that the meat content is adequate. Users might consider supplementing this diet with real meat.